World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kaare Fornes
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Staten Island, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM 1939 TO 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND A COMBAT MEDAL WITH STARS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN AFRICA AND WHILE IN RECOVERY WAS VISITED BY GENERAL PATTON WHO SHOOK HIS HAND AND THANKED HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.